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thanks Jasper-- interestingly she does refer to the individuals name but as you correctly point out not the unit.
however this throws up another point in that one standard on his memorial has an eagle...........................
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Yes, but he was in both the praetorian guard & legio XX VV.
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[url:1k00kpmj]http://cheiron.mcmaster.ca/~trajan/buildtrajanpage.cgi?171[/url]
A similar eagle/vexillum type of standard can be seen on Trajan's Column, associated with a scene of Traj' adressing mail clad soldiers (auxiliaries?)
So: what about the use of the eagle associated with a vexillum --or something else for auxiliaries?
The "Lone Eagle" --whether or not laureate-- being reserved for the
legions?
PS: after a second look, the signum of the left could pretty well be decorated with a double galley prow, but to be honest, it's seriously damaged..
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sorry are we getting a bit mixed up?
the fella whose monument is in plate 5 c and d was recorded as serving in an auxiliary unit but the standard includes an eagle
the fella from plate 12 a served in both legion and guard
and his standards also include eagles
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Yup, correct. Just commenting that the guy who is attested in the guard, shows standards with scorpiones. The unknown standards this thread is about, cannot be shown to be praetorian therefore. That's my argument.